1900 SUPPLEMENT— RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, &C.- 1s 
Calamus —continued. 
C. australis (Southern). /l., panicles long and loose, prickly ; 
male spikes lin. to l4in. long; female spikes Sin. to 4in. long. 
1. often above 2ft. long; segments ten to twenty, the lower 
ones often lft. long and 1jin. broad, the upper ones broader, all 
shortly acuminate ; rachis armed beneath with recurved prickles. 
Queensland, 1861. ‘‘A slender, reclining Palm” (A. Cunning- 
ham), ‘‘climbing to a great height” (F. Mueller). 
C. caryotoides (Caryota-like). /., inflorescence long and loose, 
but the partial panicles not loose as in C. Muelleri._ l., segments 
much broader than in that species, to which this is allied. 
Queensland, 
C. ciliaris. This very decorative and well-known species, 
described in Vol. I., is shown at Fig. 194. 
C. erectus (erect). l., spadices lft. to 2ft. long, branched, 
elongated, ending in a flagellum; spikes 6in. to 10in. long; 
spathels cymbiform. J, 12ft. to 18ft. long; leaflets few, linear 
lanceolate, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 14in. to 2in. broad, one-nerved ; 
spines on the full-grown petioles sin. long and upwards. Stems 
ensely tufted, 12ft. to 18ft. high; internodes 2in. to 3in. long. 
Sikkim Himalaya, &c. Syn. C. schizospathus. 
C. gracillimus (very slender). 
elongated, spaced at wide distances apart.” 
recorded. 1893. 
Cc. grandis (large). A synonym of Acanthophenizx grandis. 
Cc. guineénsis (Guinea). /. pinnate; segments narrow-lanceo- 
late, supported by spiny leafstalks; young ones cinnamon- 
brown, changing to deep green. Sikkim, 1884. 
C. kentizeformis (Kentia-shaped). ‘The habit of the plant 
recalls at once the form and character of Kentia Forsteriana 
[Howea Forsteriana), from which circumstance its name was 
given” (Catalogue of the Compagnie Continentale d’Horticulture, 
1884, p. 3). No further description given. 
C. Lindeni (Linden’s). /. pinnatifid ; pinne unarmed, lanceolate, 
flat, three-nerved, acuminate, attenuated at base, white-pruinose 
beneath ; petioles and sheaths prickly, the prickles straight, 
long, brown, thickened at base. Caudex thickened, cylindrical. 
Indian Archipelago, 1883. (I. H. 1883, t. 499.) 
C. Muelleri (Mueller’s). #., main rachis often slender, armed 
with recurved prickles and bearing a few distant panicles 2in. 
to 3in. long. JZ. 1ft. to 14ft. long; segments ten to sixteen, the 
longest 8in. long and jin. broad, all shortly acuminate, the 
margins having a few minute prickles, the under-surface and 
rachis occasionally prickly. Stem covered with appressed leaf- 
sheaths, densely prickly or bristly. Tropical Australia. 
Cc. abicur es condone). jl., spadix paniculate. fr. pale, cylin- 
drical-oblong, lin. ong Z. generally destitute of tendrils; 
pe scattered, linear-lanceolate, acuminate. Stem climbing. 
ava, &c., 1857. 
€. ovoideus (ovoid). /r. gin. to jin. long, the spadix having 
very stout, recurved spikelets. 7. 14ft. or more in length ; leaflets 
10in. to 14in. long, fin. to lin. broad, broadly linear, alternate, 
tricostate, bristly at tip, brsht green above, duller beneath ; 
rachis fugaciously scurfy, with hooked spines at back; sheath 
eel, armed with rings of black spines. Stem stout, climbing. 
Ceylon. 5 
C. Oxleyanus (Oxley’s). /. 10ft. to 11ft. long exclusive of the 
long flagellum; leaflets very many, in sub-opposite, distant 
fascicles, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, lft. long, Zin. broad, five- 
ribbed ; petioles about 2ft. long, stoutly armed (and the sheath 
Cae y so) with large seriate spines and scattered short ones. 
alaya. 
C. regis (royal). J. shining green, borne on mealy petioles. 1886. 
An elegant and graceful Palm. 
Cc. robustus (robust). /. having crowded, ensiform pinnz ; 
petioles broadly stop exicant, with brownish-black, membranous 
Margins; spines yellowish-green, disposed in rings of six or 
eight. Borneo; 1893. (I. H. 1893, t. 169.) 
C. Roxburghii (Roxburgh’s). A synonym of C. Rotang. 
C, rudentum (rope-like). _l., male spadix compound; spathe 
small, prickly. jr. oval-globose. 7. bearing tendrils; pinne 
numerous, equidistant, linear, acuminate; prickles slender. 
Stem very long, climbing, greyish-white. Amboyna, Java, &c. 
C. schizospathus (cut-spathed). A synonym of C. erectus. 
C. spectabilis (remarkable). 7. slender, pinnate ; pinne about 
five on each side the rachis, not equidistant, oblong, five- to 
seven-nerved, convex above ; petioles very short. 1886. A small- 
growing, somewhat spiny species, of graceful habit, suitable, 
when in a young state, for table-decoration. 
C. tenuis (slender). The correct name of C. Royleanus. 
C. trinervis (three-nerved). /. pinnate; leaflets alternate, lan- 
ceolate, sessile, acuminate, having three prominent, hairy nerves, 
and two marginal and two intermediate ones less developed ; 
transverse yeins conspicuous; petioles thorny, clothed with a 
deciduous, scale-like omentum, the sheath ending in a fringe of 
pointed, brown scales. East Indies, 1883. 
“Foliage very narrow-linear, 
Habitat not 
Calamus—continued. 
C. Verschaffeltii (Verschaffelt’s). 
phoenix rubra. 
C. Alberti, C. Caroli, C. farinosus (1. H.1872, t. 109), ©. 
Laucheanus, C. subangulatus, and C. Volonteanus are rare in 
cultivation. 
CALANCHOE. Sce Kalanchoe. 
CALANDRINIA. About sixty species are included 
hereunder. To those described on p. 236, Vol. I., the 
following should be added : 
C. elegans (elegant). A garden synonym of C. discolor. 
C. Lindleyana (Lindley’s). A garden synonym of C. Menziesii. 
C. oppositifolia (opposite-leaved). /l. pearly-white, 2in. across, 
three or four on each stem; petals ten, obtuse, somewhat 
recurved ; scape prosirele, naked. Summer. /., radical ones 
clustered, 2in. to 4in. long, oblanceolate, obtuse, narrowed into 
short, thick petioles, green and glistening above, paler beneath. 
Root fusiform, fleshy. Oregon and California, 1887. Half-hardy 
perennial. (B. M. 7051; G. C. 1888, p. 601, f. 83.) 
Cc. polyandra (many-anthered). . reddish-purple, rather large, 
few together in a terminal raceme. August. J. few, thick and 
fleshy, mostly lin. to 14in. long, the lowest broadly linear or 
almost spathulate, the upper ones narrowly linear. Branches 
decumbent or ascending. Australia, 1855. Syn. Yalinuwm 
polyandrum (B. M. 4833). 
CALANTHE. Syns. Amblyglottis, Centrosis, Ghies- 
breghtia, Preptanthe, Styloglossum. About forty species, 
mostly natives of tropical Asia, are comprised in this genus. 
The deciduous section includes some of the most 
useful of winter-flowering Orchids. When grown in a 
pure atmosphere there are no easier species to manage 
than these Calanthes. A bright light is essential to their 
well-being; only sufficient shade is required to prevent 
the foliage from scorching during the growing season. 
The fact is, a strong light assists the ‘‘ bulbs” to properly 
mature, by hardening the growth in its different stages. 
Unless a bulb is properly built up flowering will be 
unsatisfactory, and the well-being of the plant cannot be 
secured. 
In the neighbourhood of London, where fogs and smoky 
atmosphere are so injurious to plant life in general, the 
cultivation of this section of Calanthes is practically 
labour in vain. The unfavourable conditions during the 
autumn months of the year are such that members of the 
QO. Veitchii section (which embrace the darkest forms in 
cultivation), if fortunate enough to escape destruction 
before becoming expanded, are so washed out as to colour 
that they are rendered practically useless. All the winter- 
flowering section are unable to withstand the effects of 
even a moderate fog. In the bad state it turns them 
A synonym of Acantho- 
‘yellow, and they quickly fall off. 
To those described on pp. 236-7, Vol. I., the following 
should be added : 
C. anchorifera (anchor-bearing). jl. whitish-ochre; sepals 
oblong, apiculate ; petals very small, rhomboid, obtuse-angled ; 
lateral segments of the lip ligulate, retuse, antrorse, the anterior 
one bilobed and bent like an anchor ; spur filiform ; bracts short, 
velvety; peduncle hairy. Polynesia, 1883. 
C. bicolor (two-coloured). 
C. biloba (two-lobed). /l. numerous, in erect spikes ; sepals and 
etals purplish, with a tinge of yellowish-brown, oblong-lanceo- 
fate ; ip purple, striped with white, bilobed. J. several, 
large, lanceolate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs cylindrical, elongated. 
Sikkim, 1889. (W. O. A. iii., t. 378.) 
Cc. bracteosa (bracted). fl. white; sepals and petals cuneate- 
oblong, apiculate ; lip with a short isthmus, linear acute lateral 
segments and a broader anterior one ; spur filiform ; bracts much 
developed, sometimes exceeding the flowers. Samoa, 1882. 
Cc. brevicornu (short-horned). jl. lin. to 1sin. across; sepals 
and petals brownish-purple, with a paler mid-nerve and margin, 
whitish at base ; petals similar to the lateral sepals, but smaller ; 
lip reddish-purple, margined with white; spur very short ; 
racemes many-flowered. August. 7. oval-oblong or lanceolate, 
acute, Jin. to12in. long. Nepal, 1838. (L. S. O., t. 9.) 
C. Cecilize (Miss Cecilia Weld’s). jl. light ochre, with a delicate 
hue of purple; sepals and petals obovate, acute ; lip four-cleft, 
the lateral segments oblong-lizulate, dilated, the middle one sub- 
sessile, bifid, the calli very deep yellow ; spur slender, filiform. 
Malayan Peninsula, 1883. 
A synonym of C. striata. 
